Articles

NuVoodoo's executive team regularly publishes thoughts, data, and analysis here and in media industry publications and trade magazines.

Bringing Back Streaming Converts & Competition from Podcast

By Leigh Jacobs

While Broadcast Radio doesn’t have the luxury of programming to the very long tail served by many podcasts, there are high interest topics to be mined.

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Radio, Millennials and Generation Z

By Leigh Jacobs

Looking at any of these spoken-word options would cause you to confront the competition that radio faces from Podcasting.

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New Tactics to Engage At-Work Listening

By Leigh Jacobs

With increased competition from online music sources, the battle for at-work listening among radio stations is more savage than ever. The most recent NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study showed that at-work listening is heightened among likely PPM participants – where nearly 60% listen to radio at work, compared to about 40% among those who predict they…

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Building Better Branding for Radio

By Leigh Jacobs

When it comes to branding, many radio stations continue to rely on describing their music mixes or their market rank. That made sense when consumers’ primary listening choices were the stations on their FM radio. The most important thing then wasn’t getting the consumer to listen to the radio; the most important thing was ensuring…

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On-Air Talent: New Sources and New Roles

By Leigh Jacobs

Last week we wrote that broadcast radio operators need to spend more time strategizing how to build listening with consumers who are in danger of straying beyond the dial – even while continuing to employ tactics to try to increase share of their station at the expense of competing stations in the market, i.e., business…

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